in need of a flood zone and required to have flood insurance. paul robinson's south beach condo is just blocks away from the bay. but he didn't pony up for flood insurance. >> i can afford it. it's just i have to tell you, i really scientifically as a retired physics teacher know some geologists that have studied this area it's not necessary. >> reporter: amy boch disagrees. she leads a nonprofit that deals with flood insurance. she sees many homeowners like robinson resist all types of insurance. floods are no exception. >> the reality is if you don't have the insurance you can't fight for the protection that you're entitled to. >> reporter: the average premium for flood insurance is under $500. homes in high risk areas can run you more than $1,000 a year. boch says the bay area's flood zone map is in need of an up great. just because your home doesn't flood now doesn't mean it won't

in the future. >> i have heard so many people say, my home hadn't flooded before. so i didn't think i needed it. that's not a good reason. >> reporter: the san francisco bay coast central study is expected to wrap up this year. the result, more homeowners required to buy insurance in most every county around the bay but no matter the advocates, some like robinson have every reason to resist. >> i'm not going to get flooded on the 16th floor. >> reporter: so right now the whole flood zone project is in the public feedback phase. in fact, in marin county this week there are a handful of informational meetings on the topic. live in san francisco, mark kelly, kpix 5. >> to find out if you live in a flood zone, log on to our website, kpix.com and click on "links and numbers." this is where the debate is heating up between the senate and the house over the government shutdown. we are coming to the end of day 2, a day that was not very

productive. president obama met with some top congressional leaders at the white house this evening and made it clear he was not going to negotiate with house republicans. both sides emerged from the meeting and continued to point fingers at each other. so far, no deal. allen martin joins us now with the impact of the shutdown felt right here in the bay area. we are seeing it in a different way. >> reporter: we are starting to see it more and more trickle down. tonight we have a couple of examples of students who are feeling the effects of the shutdown, students at santa clara university's fall career fair. they couldn't meet with any government employers. this is the biggest career fair of the year. the cdc, nasa ames, the cia, those are just some of the agencies that couldn't show up. >> we have the cdc from atlanta, the cia, nasa, and then pearl harbor shipyards and none of those employers were able to show up because of the government shutdown. >> students could still drop off their resumes for

government employers, but they do miss that face-to-face interview opportunity. and students were stockton are on a special trip to washington, d.c. they are trying to tour most of what is shut down in our nation's capital. one student actually sold some baked treats, saved up birthday money for what was supposed to be the trip of a lifetime. but the group of about 20 children locked out of almost all of the attractions. >> they can look back 20 years from now and go, i remember when they shut down. i was in d.c. at the time. and this is how it affected me. so this is a really good history lesson for them. >> reporter: organizers say they are changing their plans to see some other sight in d.c. as long as the gop says the president and democrats refuse to negotiate, democrats continue to say the republicans keep moving the goalposts, the stalemate will continue no end in sight. >> there's a lot to see in washington for the students. they can go to williamsburg. they can go to a lot of

different sites. >> reporter: that's one thing about the bay area. if you didn't go to alcatraz or yosemite, there are other places. >> to find out more about how the government shutdown impacts you, log on to kpix.com. bay area transit unions are taking a page from congress' book digging in for a fight. and ryan takeo tells us it's not just bart we should be worrying about. >> reporter: there are so many ac transit buses, bustling through berkeley, it's tough to keep count. >> every day? >> reporter: but passengers like these women -- >> i'm a student. >> reporter: -- count ron rides daily. >> i definitely need to take the bus. >> i count on rides daily. >> reporter: 18-192 waved union leaders back to the bargaining again. >> it's rare to turn it down the first time, but to turn it down a second time, that's even more rare. >> reporter: even though it's rare, uc-berkeley professor harley shaken says it's not the

first time. he says workers probably have the last contract on their minds. >> and i think it reflects deep grievances about concessions given in the past, economic ground that was lost when times were tough. and for many workers, not making up enough of that ground. >> reporter: union leaders and negotiators think the most recent agreement was a good contract, a 9.5% raise for the next three years. obviously the rank-and-file didn't think it was good enough. now those leaders need to get back to bargaining. >> much of our attention has been focused on bart, which is larger. but a combination of one or both of these systems going down would create a lot of havoc. >> if they are going to strike, they need to understand how many people is gonna be out of luck. >> reporter: talk has not turned to strike in ac transit talks yet but for passengers scared of being stranded, it's never too early to get backup plans ready. >> i'm going to invest in a car. >> i have to walk a lot.

>> reporter: in berkeley, ryan takeo, kpix 5. >> as for bart, it has just over a week to strike a new deal with its unions to keep workers from walking off the job. phil matier just left the latest news conference and tells us there's been some movement toward a compromise. but not nearly enough. they are still too far apart, phil? >> reporter: it looks that way, ken. as a matter of fact, the unions were expected to have been down here about an hour ago to explain their latest counter offer. as you know, when this talk started out, they were far, far apart. the unions wanted 21% raises. no changes with healthcare and pension payments. bart wanted that all changed. well, in the latest offer the unions have come down and said, okay, how about let's say 12% raises over the next 4 years. or maybe even less. and that's what they're up there discussing right now. bart, however, says they are still far apart. >> we made a little progress. they came down a little, not

very much but they came down a little. we are still on a districtwide level i $00 million apart approximately that we just came down to, you know, on a districtwide level about $12 million, we are still $100 million apart. >> reporter: the unions said they are only $40 million apart. any way you count it it's a big gap. adding to the tension and interest around here is what we just heard about ac transit. bart had been hoping that ac transit was going to be one of its key backups if there was a strike. there's also another question going on around here that they are reeling from on the ac transit rejecting of that contract, ken, is no matter what they negotiate here, will the union rank-and-file buy into it and vote for it? but right now we are still waiting for the latest. we'll be giving it to you as it happens coming down with the union's latest offer to see whether or not we are in fact

headed for another showdown. >> yeah, phil, looks like when we cut down to it looks like the employees the union will be getting a raise. how much of a raise, is still to be determined. bart is going to have to give up some money. how much to satisfy the pension requirements, to satisfy that raise, this is where the real crux of the thing is, right? >> reporter: that's exactly what it is. they are going to walk out with a raise. i think that's pretty obvious. bart has already agreed to that. it's the question of the size and whether bart can afford what it is and what you and i are going to be paying as a result of it. >> yeah. that's the bottom line for sure. phil matier in oakland tonight, thank you, phil. coming up, how the feds say they traced the kingpin of a billion-dollar drug dealing empire to this bay area library. and the silly mistake that led to his arrest. >> we really trying to create a community of travelers. >> how hostels in the bay area

and beyond are seeing the types of customers you don't normally think of. >> anybody visiting the bay area right now is enjoying great weather and residents too. sunshine over the south bay, we'll talk about a big warmup when it arrives and how long it's going to last, that's coming up next. >> and coming up at 6:30, the major changes at schools that will impact every student in california. ,,

running a billion- dollar oe drug empire. the f-b-i says 2 a simple mistake may have been the undoing of a san francisco man accused of running a billion-dollar online drug empire. the fbi says 29-year-old ross ulbright used his own name on a programming messaging board while developing his online marketplace called silk road. the hidden site made commissions off the exchange of

illegal drugs and services. the fbi says that ulbright was more recently running it under the name dread pirate robbers and they arrested him yesterday at the glen park library in san francisco. he is facing federal narcotics computer hacking and money laundering charges and accused of putting a hit out on a silk road user who threatened to blackmail hill. a smash-and-grab burglary happened near union square. ice breaker on post street near grant is open for business. but there's plywood where one of the store's windows was broken last night. it's unclear what was exactly stolen. security at several redwood city schools is extra tight this week after an attempted kidnapping yesterday at john f. kennedy middle school. a student there told school officials that a man offered him marijuana and asked him to get in his truck tuesday morning. he refused and told teachers. an accident near at&t park this morning delayed some muni

service and sent a person to the hospital are. muni officials say this white car was turning left on king street when it was hit by the n- judah train. one person in the car was taken to the hospital. no one on the train was hurt. candle that's what firefighters say may have started a house fire in san jose early this morning. this house on delmas avenue damaged when flames spread about 3:30 this morning. the homeowner says the fire got started in the attic, where a prayer shrine has been set up. firefighters kept it from doing much damage. no injuries were reported. business travelers from around the world are staging a hostile takeover in san francisco. they are not here to buy up companies. mike sugerman tells us, they just need an affordable place to stay. >> reporter: staying at hostels hostels? old school thinking, hippies with dirty backpacks and sandals. new school thinking, people

like this doctor. >> i'm visiting a medical convention at the moscone center. >> reporter: newly minted doctor from belgium is like many other professionals who are staying in san francisco finding friendly hostels. >> we really try and create a community of travelers as opposed to just sitting in your hotel room watching tv at night, we have a lot of hostel- sponsored events where you can go and make connections with a lot of people who might be attending the same conference. >> reporter: they are the younger set generally who might not mind sharing a bunk bed in a room for four people especially for a price under $50 a night. then that includes breakfast, a communal movie room and a killer location in the heart of union square. at hosteling international, they have private rooms with private bathrooms. this one is $138. of course, you could stay across the street at the hole tell nico, $548. >> oracle is one of the biggest ones. we also have the game developer conference and macworld is another big one. >> reporter: one estimate is

that business travelers make up 10% of hostels dwellers up a percent every year since the economic downturn of 2008. the doctor may stay at the nico next time but this time he is happy here. >> medical firms pay for your stay. when you have to pay it all by yourself, you have to adapt. i'm okay with the hostel. >> reporter: as are a growing number of young upscale professionals. in san francisco, mike sugerman, kpix 5. >> soon even hostels will be harder to find. at least three will temporarily close tomorrow due to the government shutdown. that's because they are located on federal land. all right. it's time to forget just for a moment about the shutdown. >> okay. >> talk a little bit about some good news, which is this weather we have had. >> fantastic! >> yeah. >> and it keeps giving. you think it has to end eventually, thanksgiving, maybe, christmas? about 80 more shopping days until christmas. it has been nice and it will

continue to be nice. call a friend or family member in minnesota. call somebody in new jersey. how's your weather? oh, it's cold, raining, snowing. ha ha ha! not here in the bay area. all about the sunshine, live look from our oakland cam over towards sutro tower. we have mainly sunny skies and a beautiful sky which will lead to an excellent sunset in san jose where your high today was 76. oakland 74. morgan hill hit 80. couple of spots at 80 degrees. livermore 81. concord close high of 79. officially in san francisco, sunshine filled near 70 degrees. video from earlier at a, san jose folks out there enjoying maybe the fountains having a good time, not many folks out there. maybe it's not warm enough to run through the fountains, but flowers, they are enjoying t anybody outside, chances are you enjoyed great weather in the south bay. let's talk about a few things that will develop. you will notice tomorrow the wind increases but above 1,000 feet our hills and mountains, it really is going to get cranking. wind gusts up to 50 miles per

hour, relativ humidity dropping. high fire danger. the same areas are under a wind advisory tomorrow and friday. so sustained winds pretty strong 20 or 30 miles per hour but those localized wind gusts to 45 or 50 miles per hour so windy in the higher elevations and that means you if you are driving along highway 17 towards santa cruz or heading out east of livermore on 580. it is going to be windy so both hands on the wheel the next couple of days. low pressure on the move leaving the northwest. that's key because as it parks off to the east it's going to whip up a strong north wind like a fan, fan number 1. but there are two fans here so we'll call this fan number 2. high pressure off to the west is strong enhancing that northerly flow. it's an offshore wind so we'll be sunny and warm but also windy on thursday and friday. temperatures climbing a little bit tomorrow. concord 77. san jose mid-70s once again. we'll get close to 80 for fairfield and livermore and 77 tomorrow for san rafael. temperatures really get going friday, saturday, sunday. maybe leaving your comfort zone but i wouldn't call it hot. we'll be well into the 80s on

saturday close to 80 at the coast on saturday. we keep the sunshine next week and temperatures cool back down. so you're wondering, oh, it's beautiful outside. there's got to be an end to this. not over the next seven days. looking out over the next 14 days no rain or cold, just good stuff. >> thank you. get used to it. >> yes. >> thank you, paul. coming up, the new help for bay area racehorses. make sure they don't end up being slaughtered at the dinner table. >> it's decision time for obamacare. we break down your choices next in our special look at the five things you need to know. ,,,,,,,,,,

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new marketplace are based on a tiered system. bronze level plans pay 60% of the cost of medical services and you pay a lower premium. silver plans pay 70% with you paying a bit more. gold plans pay 80% and the premium goes up even more. and platinum, 90%. but it comes with a highest premium. it's your choice whether you want to pay more each month and less for copays and deductibles, or less and risk you'll pay more when you need care. >> there's another plan, too, that "covered california" will be offering. there's catastrophic plan for people under 30. it's very low minimal coverage but at least it will give you some kind of security in the event that some emergency happens. >> reporter: the catastrophic plan would not pay for doctor's appointments or even emergency room visits. it will only cover those huge bills for a disaster you would not be able to afford. you want something more? choose from the tiered plans. well, get online to compare the

plans using the links on our website, kpix.com/aca. tomorrow we'll look at one of the biggest changes to the insurance system, the elimination of pre-existing conditions as a factor in determining what coverage you get. coming up in our next half hour, only on kpix 5, the new enforcer who is making sure bay area racehorses don't end up being slaughtered for food. >> and our first look inside a brand-new $800 million bay area casino. ,,

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your realtime captioner is mrs. linda m. macdonald. an update this evening on a series of stories we have done this year. we discovered that bay area horses are being sold and transported for slaughter a violation of state law. now some horses have some help. it's a story you'll only see on kpix 5. for joe morris it was a rude awakening. >> we want them treated right before they race, while they race and after they race. >> reporter: the former general manager of golden gate fields had come to visit come catch karen, a racehorse from his track. it could have ended up on

someone's dinner table. she is one of the six racehorses that we discovered at auctions like this one in madera. auctions are the beginning of the end for many horses. it's where traders known as killer buyers pay pennies on the dollar to truck them off to slaughter. that's not supposed to happen to horses from golden gate fields. we talked to joe a few months ago, he told us about the track's no slaughter policy. >> it's something we're adamant on. >> reporter: now he admits. >> obviously there are still horses getting around that. >> reporter: after we showed him what was happening to some of his horses, joe took action. the policy here at the track clearly wasn't enough. so he hired an enforcer. meet liz morey golden gate field's new full time director of thoroughbred after care, her job catalog every horse about to retire from racing. >> so that three, four, five years from now, we still have information about when that horse retired, why they retired, and that's information

that we can share with rescues down the road. >> reporter: she says now, trainers and owners at golden gate fields know they are being watched and can't give them away to just anyone. >> there are people who will bring small children out and say that the horse is for the child and the shores never for the child. they are just fishing for horses. the horse is never for the child. >> reporter: since april liz has registered 84 horses leaving the track. she lists them all on a database so adoption groups can access them and many horses end up in new homes. >> i hope that over the next year, we will be involved with every, single horse. >> reporter: joe morris hopes so, too. >> and we thank you for that because you've helped get the spotlight on this and this is a perfect example of a success story as a part of your doing that and as part of us tackling this issue and making sure we do what's right for the horse. think she's falling asleep. [ laughter ] >> happy horse.

well, california law forbids selling horses for slaughter but state officials don't have money to monitor horse auctions so no one is enforcing the law. the man charged with killing a san francisco state university student as he stepped off a muni train entered a not guilty plea today. nikhom thephakaysone was in court this morning when prosecutors say he was hunting for a victim last monday night when he shot and killed 20-year- old justin valdez. they say there is also other surveillance video critical to this case. >> it shows the patients and the sort of studied -- the patience and the sort of studied waiting of the defendant while he waits for the opportunity when those doors are open so he can shoot his victim and disappear into the night. >> when police arrested the suspect, they found an arsenal of weapons and $20,000 in cash. he is being held without bail and is due back in court next month. after a five-month trial an

l.a. jury decides that concert promoter aeg live was not responsible for the death of michael jackson. his mother and children sued the company seeking $2 billion in damages for the singer's death. the jacksons claimed the promoters negligently hired and supervised dr. conrad murray, who was later convicted of involuntary manslaughter for jackson's death. aeg live argued the company had no way of knowing murray was giving jackson the powerful drug that killed him. the nation's about to enter its third day without a fully functioning federal government. president obama met with some top congressional leaders at the white house late today but as cbs reporter danielle nottingham shows us, no compromise was reached. >> reporter: congressional leaders emerged from their white house meeting with the president with little to show for it. >> the president reiterated one more time tonight that he will not negotiate. >> we're through playing these little games. >> reporter: house speaker john

boehner said he is willing to talk about passing a bill to fund the government as long as it involves negotiating changes to the affordable care act. >> all we're asking for here is a discussion and fairness for the american people under obamacare. >> reporter: but senate majority leader harry reid and house minority leader nancy pelosi say the 3-year-old healthcare law isn't open for debate. >> the one thing we made very clear in that meeting, we are locked in tight on obamacare. >> reporter: while 800,000 federal workers remain without pay, business leaders fear a larger fight. they say the upcoming debate on raising the nation's debt ceiling could do even more harm. president obama brought business leaders to the white house to underline what's at stake. >> shouldn't use [ indiscernible ] on causing u.s. to fail on its obligations to repay its debts as a kunkle. >> reporter: the enabling will run out of none in two weeks

whether the government is working or not. danielle nottingham, cbs news, washington. >> there was some business. the house approved four spending bills today each funding a different department shut down this week. the senate rejected them all. the literary world was rocked today by a surprising and sad news of the death of one of the world's best selling authors. tom clancy died yesterday at the age of 66. allen martin has more. reporter: tom clancy was well known for his political and military thrillers. clancy was a former insurance agent who went on to write 28 novels. >> the whole point of any kind of art work is to paining people think. >> reporter: several were turned into hollywood blockbusters including the hunt for red october -- >> we sail into history. >> blow him right to mars. >> reporter: -- and the sum of all fears. [ explosions ] >> reporter: clancy also made his mark in the videogame world with games like ghost recon.

his novels gained him a following within the armed forces, which gave him inside access that helped him with his plot lines. but he said he never wrote anything that would jeopardize u.s. national security. clancy passed away at a baltimore hospital last night. his latest novel command authority is set to be released in december. >> the hunt for red october was his first book and sold it to a publisher for $5,000. he eventually became a millionaire and part other than of the baltimore orioles baseball team. no word on the cause of death. still ahead, how bay area- based there's is suffering the consequences from this mysterious fire that happened hundreds of miles away. >> plus, our first tour of the $800 million casino set to open in the bay area. ,,,,,, look at them with that u-verse wireless receiver.

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this year.. but unfortunate, this week.. so was one of i cars. take a look tesla stock has been on fire this year but unfortunately this week so has one of its cars. take a look at this video posted online of a model s up in flames near seattle. the bay area-base the motor company says the car hit something metal on the road yesterday causing significant damage. the driver was unhurt. but shares of the company fell more than 6% marking tesla's biggest one day decline since july 16th. sonoma county about to get another casino. actually more than 300,000 square feet of new casino. and as kpix 5's brian webb shows us, even neighbors in the shadow of the place are hoping to cash in. >> reporter: today they hung the welcome sign outside the graton resort and casino in rohnert park which is remarkable if you go to google maps and search for the place. google shows you an empty field

on the outskirts of town. but after barely a year of construction, this is what that field looks like now. >> we didn't want to repeat the paradigm. we wanted to create a new paradigm. >> reporter: once you step inside, there's no mistaking the sheer amount of new. >> the feeling is light. it's not dark. it's not oppressive. the only casino that i know of in america that has skylights. >> reporter: from the roses on the carpet to the stone in the floor, the idea was to go local. >> this facility has been tailored specifically to northern california, more specifically to the wine country. >> reporter: among the first payouts, jobs. >> 2,000 full-time jobs in this facility. all of the jobs pay the highest wage in northern california for those jobs, in addition to medical dental and retirement. >> reporter: as for the other numbers? >> there's 3,000 slots and 144 table games. >> reporter: but it's not just the impending fortune of gambling receipts. this casino will also produce a

huge chunk of change for neighbors. >> 5,500 parking spaces half a block from my house. this is a country setting. a great place to raise your kids. these are my grandkids. >> reporter: while the new neighbor brings the predictable concerns about traffic and troublemakers, tracy is also mindful of her other neighbors. >> i'm hoping it will do well for the economy in sonoma county. >> reporter: and even grandmothers enjoy a night out every now and then. >> november 1st opening date, my birthday comes on the 27th. and guess where i'll be. [ laughter ] >> we mentioned it before, we'll mention it again. a number for you to remember, the price tag for that resort, $800 million. the storywe are hearing from bart right now from the unions on the labor dispute. [ spelling ] >> i'm the president business

business agent atu. we'll make a statement, no questions. there will be a press release that will be forthcoming to all the members of the press. this evening, earlier this afternoon, we gave what amounts to the third movement on wages from the unions' side. our current proposal is 3.75, 3.75 and 4% over a three-year contract. that is in addition to a tenth of 1% increase based solely on bart's projected ridership that is above and beyond their budgeted figures of their ten- year budget plan. we feel that this is a fair proposal. we also feel that if bart's budget numbers are correct which in the past we know that they have had problems getting their numbers right, if these numbers are in fact correct they should have no problem accepting this proposal that the unions have put forth. thank you.

>> bart and the unions breaking their discussions for today. they say they made their third proposal to bart and tonight's proposal was of increase of 3.75%, 4% over three years. we'll of course have a live update on this new proposal. >> floating around, yeah, they go up a .5%, bart comes down a .5%. >> back and forth. >> there's a little bit of movement. no deal yet. we'll see what happens. coming up, it was the worst news possible. >> that was the last time that i saw my baby. >> this bay area father was still thinking of others. what this jefferson award winner does to help others follow his example. >> really calm and comfortable through the bay area today but tomorrow things will change. the fire danger will increase. yes, it is that time of year. the winds kick up and fire danger goes up. that's what we'll have in the higher elevations tomorrow but you get to enjoy a beautiful evening.

live look outside, san jose. we'll talk about how long the sunshine sticks around and which day is going to be the warmest. that's coming up. straight ahead, how bad did it get forayeder quarterback matt flynn? >> didn't think matt was as effective as he needs to be. >> i didn't write that down. and if you call him donte whitner you're calling that 49er by the wrong name. what's that all about? find out in 10 minutes. [ female announcer ] safeway presents real big deals of the week.

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"we made a little prog little. not very let's check in with phil matier for the latest on the bart negotiations. phil. reporter: a couple of minutes ago bart unions held a press conference basically saying they have scaled back their ask as far as raises to 3.75% a year. they also said they took a look at bart's books and bart should be able to pay for that. bart, however, had a distinctively different take on the deal. here's what they had to say. >> we made a little progress. they came down a little.

not very much. but they came down a little. we're still on a districtwide level, $100 million apart approximately. so they came down on a districtwide level about $12 million. but we're still $100 million apart. >> reporter: that difference is coming right down to the wire. here's the bottom line. bart said the best offer is the last offer before the cooling- off period. the union said bart hasn't budged an inch since the cooling-off period started and we're at the end and they are not moving still. with days to go that's where it stands now. both sides are standing firm. they are $100 million to $40 million apart depending who you talk to. nearly 120,000 people in the united states need life- saving organ transplants according to the organ donor

network. a san francisco man who has lived through a personal tragedy has made it his life's mission to increase the donor pool. he is this week's jefferson award winner. sharon chin reports. >> you're not alone. >> reporter: keith crawford shares a painful personal story. >> that was the last time that i saw my baby. >> reporter: he tells the lincoln high school class how his 20-year-old daughter died in a car accident last year. and how he and his wife donated her organs. >> we got the news that brittany was able to save the lives of four people. isn't that great? just with her personality, this is something i'm sure she would have wanted. it all comes together as one. >> reporter: keith repeats his story several times a month as a volunteer for the california transplant donor network. he urges teenagers applying for their first driver's license to check the box indicating they want ton an organ donor. he also speaks to medical professionals. >> one person can save the life

of four people. just imagine through awareness and education how many more lives can be saved. >> reporter: according to organ donor networks, about 21,000 people in california are waiting for a transplant. the need is especially great among african-americans, but only a small percentage are organ donors. >> there's 29 to 39% right now that are in need of an organ. >> reporter: but only about 15% of african-americans are donors. thanks to keith, more people of color are signing up. ayanna anderson of the california transplant donor network: >> he has reinvented himself as a community educator,s as a champion for donation. he is trying to be a problem solver. >> i am now a donor father. >> reporter: keith has appeared in promotional videos and started the nonprofit give life save life that produces a community radio show to publicize the need for organ donations. he is not a stranger in ali mayer as high school classroom.

>> it's important that our young people know how precious life is. that's why i want him to be here. >> you will be saving the lives of others. thank you. [ applause ] >> reporter: so for inspiring others to become organ and tissue donors, this week's jefferson in the bay area goes to keith crawford. sharon chin, kpix 5. >> incredible story. paul, incredible outside. another beautiful day. >> it just keeps coming. we'll have high fire danger but it will be good weather. as we approach the weekend, yes, today is "hump day," we are going to get over the hump towards saturday and sunday with mainly sunny skies. beautiful view of mount vaca. we put a camera up there to give you that beautiful picture. >> we won't call it sunny soon

because it's going down in 10 minutes. concord and livermore the city cooled down to 61 off high of 69. santa rosa 73 degrees. going to talk about the radar because we had some showers earlier this week. the next 7 to 14 days will be dry. el camino high school in south san francisco. there are some very famous people who went there. one of them ken bastida graduate el camino high school, best 7 years of his life, he tells me. [ laughter ] >> tomorrow mid to upper 60s, mainly sunny skies. head to our website, kpix.com/schoolcast, to put your school on television. ken bastida a proud member of the hall of fame at el camino. low pressure to the north is on the move. it's going to be moving to the east. as that happens, our weather is going to change significantly. the first thing that will happen is it's going to get wind did did i and it will be

an offshore wind. it will kick up a northeast wind in the bay area and warming us up and windy through tomorrow. but we have fan number 2 blowing in the north wind that will be high pressure off to the west. these two will combine to make it windy on thursday and friday. and kick our temperatures up to the coast close to 80 degrees coming up on saturday. high fire danger in the mountains. above 1,000 feet under a red flag warning. breezy tomorrow and friday but sunny. the sunshine continues. comfortable highs tomorrow even despite that increase in winds. san jose will hit 75. couple of degrees below average. sunnyvale 74. san mateo 73 for you. hayward a high of 71. upper 70s for benicia, pleasant hill and pleasanton. 78. 70 in the city tomorrow. more sunshine, san leandro 75, sonoma 76, clearlake under mainly sunny skies, your high 74 degrees. warmer on friday even warmer on saturday. close to 80 at the coast. close to 90 inland. we'll cool off next week but

look what happens. we keep the sunshine even as temperatures drop. 7 days and 7 sunny days over the next week. that's your forecast. we have sports coming up next.

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but now according to him he made that last name official. while protesting the league that has been cracking down on big hits, mr. hitner, by the way, is appealing a $21,000 fine for one. mr. hitner's 49ers and the seattle seahawks rivalry extended to the waiver wire. seattle claimed quarterback bj daniels one day after the 49ers tried to sneak him through the waiver wire. san francisco's signed john skeleton to take his spot as the third string quarterback. speaking of quarterbacks, raiders business! going into sunday night's game with the chargers, last week's starter matt flynn sacked 7 times has reportedly been demoted to third string. terrelle pryor retakes the starting job. undrafted rookie mac mcgroin was takenning second teams snaps today head of flynn who had a forgettable performance

in the loss to washington. texans fans burned schaub's jersey in the loss to seattle and now one local restaurant is offering the mad shop special where you can pick six topping for your burger. redwood city native juliette eddleman woodside high school making a name for himself. the patriots wideout leads with 34 receptions. not bad for the converted collegiate quarterback which included a year in the college of san mateo. something the patriots' other quarterback from the bay area still can't believe. >> i'd love to see those tapes of him running around. he is kind of a spaz. i don't know if you know that. what were you like in the huddle as a quarterback? how could anyone look at you seriously? but you guess he did pretty good. he definitely can't throw the ball. so -- [ laughter ] >> -- he made the right switch to receiver. guess what day it is! guess what day it is!!

>> mike, mike, mike, mike. >> it's "hump day"!! >> it's wednesday. thank you. which means, we get insight as only they can from raiders offensive lineman can leaf barnes and andre jerreau. >> every time i have a interview he wants to come in and have a interview. >> this is andre works for channel 5. >> tell everybody how you got ready for your role in "shrek 2". >> we have to pay taxes for them days we're shut down? >> you're not up to this question? >> i got another one for you. i would hope that we wouldn't because the government ain't worth it. >> shut down, right? >> we shouldn't have to give you taxes for it if you are shut down. >> they gonna want they money anyway. >> no question. >> i got one -- [overlapping speakers] >> i want to know, why cheesecake, shouldn't we call it cheese pie? >> no. because it's in the form of a cake. >> but it's a pie. >> well, why do they call them

apartments if they're so close together? like that? >> you got it. >> got you on that one? that's off the dome like jay-z in there. i didn't write that down. >> you didn't write that down. >> right off the abdullah men gala. >> you can catch their act at home and on the road. >> who started this? >> this is our bit now we got kron in there and abc 7 in there are stealing our action, man. >> well, they just said, well, we want vern's two employers to be represented in that tape. >> that's our gig. [ laughter ] >> they are great. >> it all happens on a -- >> "hump day"! >> wahoo! >> wow. >> maybe you've seen the commercial? >> oh, man. the fun continues at 11. captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com aren't you sweet! licensed phone-ups available 24/7.

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